you know what my Christmas wishes that I could see each and every one of you as
you watch Aquaman because oh are you gonna be surprised I so wish that I
genuinely could share that experience with you but I'll take the second best
thing which is you sending in your picks for the ticket montage for movie math
when you do see the film you might want to take the picture once you get out of
the theater because I think you're gonna be in a very different mood
yes Aquaman is a movie that has to be seen to be believed
because on paper yeah it don't look like much I mean the trailers have been
really fantastic but I understand it's their skepticism you've got Jason Momoa
Amber Heard and a franchise on the ropes whip let's be fair in large part only
itself to blame well I don't think that's totally true some people have
been pretty mean to to DC and if anyone has anything bad to say about Aquaman
well then they're still harboring some of the old DC hate because there's
absolutely nothing that you could legitimately hate about this movie
because what a comeback and I do mean comeback it is shocking for me to have
these words come out of my mouth but I'm gonna say it
Aquaman is a better film than even Wonder Woman nailing the third act and I
would even go so far as to say it's the best DC movie since the Dark Knight and
you know the Dark Knight was very much you know
Batman and well you know I can't say that Aquaman is very much Aquaman
because the comics have never been like this this is such an amazing it's a you
know I've seen people make comparisons to Black Panther I don't I think Aquaman
is very much its own thing but if you're gonna make a comparison there's the
comparison both movies elevate the source material to be something far
greater than it ever initially was on the page like this is Aquaman I can't
believe that hit Aquaman cool now speaking of third acts they've been a
CGI mess lately and speaking of black fanfare and Wonder Woman
this is something that not just DC is guilty of but
Aquaman is like 80% CGI throughout and it is the most beautiful movie I have
ever seen you know what occurred to me I was
watching this movie this must be what it was like for people who watched avatar
and enjoyed that movie I hated avatar but every time you would talk to someone
they'd be like I just love being in Pandora and that was me during this
movie I just liked being in this world I mean it's there's so much more to it
than that but that's a big part of it I like being on the surface world and in
the ocean both places were great why can't we all get along everybody it's a
resort everywhere Aquaman is everything that you love about the ocean our being
by the ocean personified and who doesn't love the ocean I'm sure some smart aleck
is like I don't like the ocean you're lying
everyone likes the ocean and that's what this movie is now also the ocean here is
straight out of The Little Mermaid and if I were Disney every single frame of
this movie would infuriate me not just because it has major Epcot vibes even
down to an environmental message which I thought was made quite effectively but
also I don't see how they can possibly top this ocean fantasy adventure with
their upcoming Little Mermaid Aquaman even has a red headed underwater
princess who looks an awful lot like Ariel she even has a pink ball gown it's
also pink and it's absolutely stunning oh it's so gorgeous let's just say it
has some jellyfish in it now I don't know if the jellyfish are sentient they
might be like this is a weird game right just hold on Amber Heard but it was
worth it it was gorgeous the Barbie doll that they had to come out like a couple
a couple of weeks ago does not do it justice alright now this princess also
has amazing Elsa like powers that are brought to life with amazing
believability by an amazing VFX team just like I said that spider-verse was
an evolution in animation Wow what a time to be a comic book fan right
and is an embarrassment of riches but Aquaman is an evolution in VFX
storytelling quite frankly I have never seen anything like it
Wow I know you're probably like I just can't believe it but like with
spider-verse it's true I mean DC DC is back the fire is real it now a lot I
gotta focus on Aquaman though but it does get you awfully excited for the
future I was thinking Justice League while
watching this movie I'm like this is how you do it one one one and then the team
or anyway along with the VFX the real star of this movie is James one who like
the most skilled conductor has created a visual and audio Symphony
I love the soundtrack like when I got out of the press screening I immediately
went to iTunes to try and purchase it but it wasn't available yet but as soon
as I can buy it I'm buying it it's like Blade Runner good James one had a couple
weird music choices some like one was like super like right out of fast and
furious and I was like I don't know how I feel about this I would have preferred
that it had been all just like Original Score but you know it was fun and some
of the music choices were clever but I can tell you they were sparing I'm not
quite sure how I feel about using some of the songs that they did but you know
you can share your thoughts on that down below but the way that every element and
there are so many elements here which makes it all the more impressive but how
every element seamlessly and effortlessly comes together is
awe-inspiring and with the bright colors upbeat tone and Wonder sense of wonder
well then I would actually say the mantle of Steven Spielberg belongs to
James Wan sorry JJ and like a good filmmaker should and this is something
we've also been talking about a lot lately one unlike others protects his
actors because Jason whoa and Amber Heard this movie didn't like reinvent
them there's still the beat there's still be level talent and that's putting
it generously and I know that they're a huge stumbling block for a number of
people that I've talked to with going to see this movie they're like really Jason
Momoa amber hood I don't know but this is where James wons brilliance comes in
because to their credit Momoa and Hurd are both taking this opportunity very
seriously they're giving it their all and they trust their director as they
should because one works incredibly hard to make them both look the best they
have they ever have visually like both look they do both
gorgeous that they ever have and they're good-looking actors but they just look
stunning like like unreal it's amazing like the
hair off here was like there was a scene on the plane when they were Jason
Rowland amber hood were talking and I was like can we just stop and appreciate
both of your hair for a moment there cuz it is amazing but on top of that one and
the screenplay and one of the writers is a one guy they tailor their characters
to fit Momoa and heard rather than the other way around is is usually done you
know instead of act asking the actors to act and to become other characters
they're like how can we make Aquaman and mera more like Jason Momoa and an Amber
Heard let's come to them and as a result you know you might be like well that's
not the way it's supposed to go well you know this is these are the stars that
James Wan was handed and I think it's an it says a lot to his talent and his
business sense that he was like well these are my stars I'm gonna make it
work and make it work he does because by the end of the film I would say that
they are Aquaman and Meera to the same extent that gal gadot is Wonder Woman
and she also has amazing hair Wow I think we're finding a DC trademark yet
now they are also given an excellent assist by Patrick Wilson who actually
has some bad hair moments in the movie let's just say as an Atlantian his hair
does not appreciate being on the surface world but anyway he's a very very good
actor and he makes for a very charismatic villain loved and master a
Nicole Kidman also does a fantastic job and a small the pivotal role will talk
about it more in the spoiler review and Willem Dafoe is Willem Dafoe he's worked
for so long and he's never been in more than one comic book movie I actually for
a moment while watching it thought what must life be like for Willem Dafoe I'm
sure that this is not the career he had expected but you know he's still very
strong artistically just nominated for a Golden Globe so you do you Willem it's
working I also want to give a shout out to the actors who were playing Aquaman
at younger ages extremely charismatic really did a lot to make you love the
character even more and you know again they put Momoa in his element so he
became you know he started out a little wonky but eventually he became
incredibly likable in the role now speaking of starting out a little bit
wonky unfortunately this movie is not perfect
in the first 15 to 20 minutes our rush just to tell you the moment
where I was like you know what this movie's great was when they were in the
bar you know when the those guys come up to confront Aquaman in the bar that was
the that was the turning point for me or I was like this movie is amazing cuz I
was a little skeptical up until that point because I would say the acting
wasn't so great but I think the acting is not so great because the script is
poor I mean it's very rushed in the exposition is not well done in fact I
would say it reads like a bad comic book if your comic book reader you know the
type of comic book I'm talking about one tries to make it work to his credit by
having the camera constantly moving and flowing like water like lots of long
takes and you know one minute and actors there but it's the camera pan suddenly
they're there it's you know to show the passage of time and I admire what Juan
was trying to go for but it doesn't quite work largely again because the
words are still cringe exposition is hard that's why I hard all these years
later is still a famous movie because it's so good at exposition and while the
fight scene on the sub in the beginning also in that first 15 to 20 minutes it's
well done and a lot of fun like it at that point I was like well at least the
movies fun even though it's not well written or well acted but you know I
told you eventually right after this it got there and even there were moments
there like what Aquaman says I don't wanna give any spoilers away but what
Aquaman says to black mantas father it was brief but I thought it was very
powerful and effective I liked you know he had a couple of things to say there
that like that crucial scene Aquaman did have some good lines but
overall we've set up between you know Black Manta and his father was also
rushed sloppy and too on-the-nose like really or like nobody talks like that it
was just it was not good and flat in fact Black Manta is sadly the movies one
weak spot and in every way up I thought for a moment they were just gonna call
him Manta and I was like oh that's a good idea
I don't know why I decided to put the black in front of it it was a little
awkward or maybe they'll explain I you know I think you'll you'll see what I'm
talking about when you see the film but the character is so amazingly brought to
life from the page that he still holds promise I wish that I could say that
Yaya I'm doing with teen ii also won me over but i thought that he could not
over the problems with the script
unfortunately and that's weird I guess you know he doesn't have as much time as
Jason Momoa and Amber Heard as much screen time to make up for some of the
bad moments yeah black band is not in this movie very much but anyway once
again the DC EU has promised and I hope that mr. James Wan decides to stick
around after all not only did he put one of his writers on this but the Shazam
director David F Sandberg is also his guy one is the hero we need and deserve
oh I want him to stay so badly I'm sure there are other things that he wants to
do with his career but I'd see what his price was to stay here for a while cuz
he really makes a huge difference and again I know some of you are still
probably skeptical listening to this review oh it's just because you're a
comic book fan grace anyone would enjoy this movie as I said at the beginning
Aquaman needs to be seen to be believed and you quite frankly I think you'd be
crazy to miss it so take a leap of faith and dive in and don't forget to send me
your ticket for the movie math ticket montage the instructions are down below
in the video description and so that's my review my non-spoiler review of
Aquaman my spoiler review will be coming soon and save your spoilery comments for
that video I mean this isn't really a very spoilery movie there are no other
you know don't don't get excited for other DC cameos or DC you conversation
there's not anything that I could even I could I didn't see anything I mean if
there if that's there it's extraordinarily subtle so this is more
just about having this experience and going to this world but still save the
spoiler comments for that I also think that's why the release strategy maybe
might be okay because I don't think you can't I mean it if you I've heard their
bootleg copies of this film already because it opened in China but if you do
that you're really cheating yourself out of something special and if you're not
in the car think avatar I would actually say this is like avatar which makes its
release date in the United States also make a little more sense it's something
you just have to see at least once but I bet a number of you are gonna see it
more than once including me alright so that's my review
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